Topic: Asylum

Apr 18, 2025

Insight and analysis of the week's news on U.S. immigration, asylum, and refugees.

Apr 18, 2025

HIAS is dismayed by the Trump administration’s practice of detaining immigrants at the notoriously abusive CECOT prison in El Salvador, and by their blatant disregard for due process. 

Apr 10, 2025

HIAS decries the ongoing use of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. While the act was invoked to target gang members for removal, reports indicate that individuals who have no connection to the gang, and rather were seeking asylum in the U.S., were removed as well. 

Mar 7, 2025

The latest roundup of news and insight about the 47th president's policies toward refugees and displaced people.

Feb 7, 2025

The dismantling of USAID, the termination of TPS for Venezuelans, and other news about migrants and refugees under the second Trump administration.

Jan 24, 2025

Tracking executive orders and legislation affecting immigration, asylum, and refugee rights during President Trump's second term.

Jan 20, 2025

In the latest edition of Rising to the Moment, HIAS President Mark Hetfield makes the moral and practical case for welcoming refugees to the U.S.

Dec 30, 2024

HIAS pays tribute to the late president Jimmy Carter, who passed away yesterday at the age of 100. President Carter was a champion for refugees, and for human rights around the world.

Dec 23, 2024

2024 will be remembered as an extraordinarily challenging year for refugees, asylum seekers, and displaced people. HIAS programs and services reached more than 1.4 million people in 2024.